Illustrator: Heather MaioneFor: grades 3-4
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, March, 2009
HC, $15.95
104 pgs.
Rating: 5
Not only did Oliver Olson have a great teacher, Claudia Mills is right on about what goes on in a classroom when it has such a great teacher. All kids are great - and this story really shows it. With humor and a little tongue-in-cheek, we inhale the story of Oliver and his problems - parents who want to DO his homework for him, a mom who won't let him eat anything but healthy food and never lets him go to a sleepover, and get to witness firsthand his third grade classroom - talkative Crystal, the sage of poor Pluto who was kicked out of the planet brotherhood, and discusstions that create out-of-the box thinkers. While learning about the planets and planning for a grand-finale - a diorama, a sleepover, telescope, Star Wars movie, AND a visit from a state senator, this third grade classroom is one I'd love to have been a part of!
Wonderful story!
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